Hope diamond

American  

noun

1. a sapphire-blue Indian diamond, the largest blue diamond in the world, weighing 44.5 carats and supposedly cut from a bigger diamond that was once part of the French crown jewels: now in the Smithsonian Institution.

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Etymology

Origin of Hope diamond

After Henry Philip Hope (died 1839), English gem collector, who once owned it

Example Sentences

He first had access to the Hope diamond in 1988 when he made a mold of it that he used for chocolate copies that were, for a while, sold in the Smithsonian gift shop.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2020

But the current Hope diamond is only the latest version of the stone.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2020

Levy calls it the “Internet tracking equivalent of the Hope diamond: an omnisicient cookie no other company could match.”

From Forbes • Apr. 4, 2011

Said Lasorda: "It's like inheriting the Hope diamond."

From Time Magazine Archive

It appeared to contain an object roughly the size of the Hope diamond or an irrigation attachment.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger